What is 278 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 278 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 278 is, and then we deduct that amount from 278 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 278, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 278, we do this:

(278 x 2)/100 = 5.56

Next, we simply subtract 5.56 from 278 like this:

278 - 5.56 = 272.44.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 278 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

272.44

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